Reconstruction:Latin/excalfare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ *calfāre or Classical excal(e)facere

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(e)skalˈfare/

Verb

*excalfāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. to heat

Descendants

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: scalfare (archaic)
    • Neapolitan: scalfare, scarfare
    • Sicilian: scarfari
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: eschaufer (see there for further descendants)
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

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